One of 2005's most exciting movies.

Rating: 7/10 (28 March 2006)

2005 has been a very good year for blockbusters. King Kong was superb in nearly every sense and War of the Worlds was also excellent. However The Island was another great blockbuster 2005 had to offer, but unlike the other two was overlooked and did poorly at the world wide box office. The story tells of two clones who are well played by Ewan Mc Gregor and Scarlett Johansson. They escape the facility in which they live and discover the real world. However Sean Bean who owns the cloning facility wants them back and sets out a batch of bounty hunters to bring them back. Like all Michael Bay films the films main attraction is large scale action sequences and here they can be found in abundance. It also should be mentioned that this is Bays best movie to date, and maybe his most exciting as well. The acting is very good by blockbuster standards and the dialouge isn't to bad either.The films big weakness is the lack of intelligence the story displays. Certain scenes make this so obvious that you yourself will feel stupid after watching them. To conclude the Island may not be the smartest flick of the year but its certainly a contender for most exciting.